May 9, 2022

Imperial Metals speeds up work to reopen Mount Polley copper mine

Operations at the copper-gold mine in British Columbia are slated to restart before the end of June.

May 9, 2022

First Quantum pulls $1.25bn trigger on Kansanshi expansion

S3 Expansion will transition Kansanshi from a selective high-grade, medium-scale operation to a medium-grade, larger-scale operation.

May 9, 2022

Ivanhoe completes “starter mine” at multi-billion dollar Platreef project

Platreef's initial production shaft is expected to churn out 700,000 tonnes of ore a year and is slated to begin operations in late 2024.

May 6, 2022

Rio Tinto becomes first North American producer of scandium oxide

Quebec plant's nameplate capacity of three tonnes per year represents approximately 20% of the global market.

May 6, 2022

Vale scores multi-year nickel supply deal with Tesla

The Brazilian miner will provide Tesla with low-carbon class 1 nickel – part of Vale's strategy of increasing its exposure to the EV industry.

May 6, 2022

Plunging metals prices expected to rebound in H2 – report

High metals prices expected to cushion majors' weaker production and rising costs.

May 6, 2022

Two top McEwen Mining execs step down

Transition plans and a search for CFO and COO are underway.

May 5, 2022

Canada nickel bid is ‘tip of the iceberg’ of BHP’s growth ambition

The world’s biggest mining company sees nickel as one of three “future-facing commodities” -- along with copper and potash.

May 5, 2022

BHP scours for ways to accelerate giant fertilizer project

Company is looking at ways to speed up development of a $5.7 billion potash project in Canada.

May 5, 2022

Oksut mine halt eclipses Centerra Gold’s Q1 results

The Turkish mine's ADR plant has been out of commission since March 18, with no clear timeline for its reopening.